Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Kiena Dawes (person) 1 — A British woman who died by suicide after experiencing severe domestic violence, leaving a suicide note saying 'Ryan Wel...

Ryan Welles (person) 1 — A man named in Kiena Dawes' suicide note as her killer who was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of assault after ye...

EUPD (concept) 1 — Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, a mental health condition referenced in the Kiena Dawes case that was used by...

Prosecco (concept) 1 — An Italian sparkling wine mentioned in relation to Ryan Welles drinking while driving and celebrating after being cleare...

Julius III (person) 1 — Historical Virgo pope noted for stability-focused reign and patronage of the arts

Paul V (person) 1 — Historical Virgo pope known for stability and support of visual arts

Gregory XVI (person) 1 — Historical Virgo pope characterized by stability and patronage of monumental arts

Trevor Horn (person) 1 — Working class producer from northeast England who wrote 'Video Killed the Radio Star' and produced for Grace Jones, Fran...

The Buggles (album) 1 — Band that Trevor Horn was part of, known for 'Video Killed the Radio Star'

Frankie Goes to Hollywood (album) 1 — Band that Trevor Horn produced for

Live Aid (concept) 1 — Benefit concert that Trevor Horn worked on

Babu (person) 1 — Character from Seinfeld used as metaphor for overeager social media engagement

Uri Kurlianchik (person) 1 — A figure mentioned as being signal boosted by Azealia Banks in connection with pro-Israel content

Ellie Kemper (person) 1 — An actress who wrote an autobiography in which she called Rose Byrne the most beautiful woman she had ever seen

Rose Byrne (person) 1 — An actress described by Ellie Kemper as the most beautiful woman she had ever seen in her autobiography

GWOT (Global War on Terror) (concept) 1 — The Bush-era war on terror referenced nostalgically for its edge, patriotism, and cultural undercurrent

HMS Thunder Child (concept) 1 — A ship from War of the Worlds that the author wants to see depicted destroying Martian spacecraft in an adaptation

BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) (concept) 1 — A payment service sarcastically mentioned for purchasing virtue signaling merchandise

Drew Magary (person) 1 — PMC journalist criticized for promoting Manichaean morality with absolutely good and bad people.

Megan Ganz (person) 1 — Television writer who publicly forgave Dan Harmon for his past behavior, cited as example of atonement.

Gwen Snyder (person) 1 — Left-wing activist criticized for allegedly causing harm to leftist movements.

James Talarico (person) 1 — Presbyterian minister and Texas state house member who was leading candidate for Democratic senate nomination before rac...

Manichaean (concept) 1 — Dualistic worldview dividing people into absolute good and evil categories, critiqued as approach of PMC journalism that...

Great English Vowel Shift (concept) 1 — Historic sound change in Middle English where pronunciation of all long vowels changed, resulting in modern English's ir...

Archaic Latin (concept) 1 — Early form of Latin that preserved Proto-Indo-European sounds and was later used in Classical literature for prestige de...

Classical Latin (concept) 1 — Later form of Latin that underwent sound changes from Archaic Latin but preserved archaic words in literary register.

Duenos vase (place) 1 — Ancient artifact with Archaic Latin inscription beginning with 'Duenos', demonstrating sound changes to Classical Latin.

Makaveli (album) 1 — Tupac album mentioned for its Tradcath aesthetic on the cover.

Land Back (concept) 1 — Indigenous rights movement compared to Confederate monuments as polarizing symbolic politics.

The Queen (person) 1 — Queen Elizabeth II, whose potential Christmas death is imagined as offering something for everyone.

Josef Stalin (person) 1 — Historical figure cited as an example of having a cool, dominant-sounding name.

RT (place) 1 — Russian state media outlet mentioned as source of videos showing violence in Kazakhstan.

PBS News (place) 1 — News organization mentioned as reporting on food shortages as a cause of unrest in Kazakhstan.

$15 minimum wage (concept) 1 — A policy proposal for raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, referenced in comparison to cancel culture priorities

Lucinda Williams (person) 1 — Country music artist praised for combination of directness, brutality, and psychological nuance

Webb Pierce (person) 1 — Country music artist mentioned alongside Lucinda Williams as an example of preferred country music

Blue Is The Warmest Colour (film) 1 — Lesbian film criticized as being essentially softcore pornography due to explicit sex scenes

A Room In Rome (film) 1 — Lesbian film criticized alongside Blue Is The Warmest Colour for excessive explicit sexual content

Fenway Park (place) 1 — Baseball stadium in Boston where a poster attended a Yankees Red Sox game with an ex-girlfriend

A Nightmare on Elm Street (film) 1 — Horror film referenced in relation to fear of falling asleep after sleep paralysis experience

Thinking Bout You (album) 1 — Frank Ocean song whose lyrics took on a 'new context' for the poster after Ocean came out as gay, leading to discomfort.

BAFTA (place) 1 — British film awards ceremony where Cate Blanchett gave a speech about Tár.

Medici (person) 1 — Ruling family of Florence for whom Machiavelli wrote The Prince to educate on proper governance.

Australian Aboriginal art (concept) 1 — Indigenous Australian artistic tradition observed to have similarities with Art Nouveau

Chelsea boots (concept) 1 — Fashion item criticized as outdated for millennial men in 2023

Backpage (place) 1 — Classified advertising website referenced in comparison to Instagram photos

It (film) 1 — Horror film mentioned in context of alleged viral marketing campaigns involving public freakouts

Jean-Michel Folon (person) 1 — Artist whose work is being shared on the subreddit

Bouillabaisse (concept) 1 — Traditional French fish stew attempted in summer cooking

Epstein Island (place) 1 — Jeffrey Epstein's private island discussed in the context of imagining an innocent guest unknowingly present during crim...